Terms and conditions of use of the website grtgaz.com

1.1 GRTgaz, société anonyme (SA) with share capital of 639,633,420 euros, having its registered office at 6, rue Raoul Nordling, Bois Colombes (92270), registered at the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register under number 440 117 620 ("GRTgaz", "we", "us", "our") is the publisher of the GRTgaz website accessible at https://www.grtgaz.com (the "Website"), where users can discover the news, information and services we offer (the "Services").

We have drawn up these terms and conditions of use (hereinafter the "Terms and Conditions" or the "T&Cs") so that you may be aware of the rules and operation of the Website. These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding contract between you (the "User", "you", "your" or "yours") and GRTgaz. Please read them carefully.

1.2 By using this Website, you accept in full the T&Cs. You are required to refer to the version of the T&Cs available online at the time of your access and use of the Services. 
Please note that the only applicable version of the T&Cs is the one available at https://www.grtgaz.com/en/cgu. 

2.1 Access to the Website

To access and use the Services provided by the Website, you confirm that:

• You have the ability to commit to GRTgaz;
• You are 18 years or older. If you are under 18 years, you confirm that you have the prior authorization of the holder of parental authority to use this Website. This authorization may be requested by our services;
• You undertake to comply with these Terms and Conditions and all applicable local, national and international laws, rules and regulations.

2.2 Description of services

The Website is open to all Users.

It includes information sections for the public, aimed at presenting GRTgaz's activities, actions and campaigns, as well as news about GRTgaz and its group, etc.

It enables all Users to access specific sections (applicant, customer, territorial authority, development project owner, works manager, employee, supplier) whose content is informative and descriptive.

3.1 Access to Services

You may freely access and use the Website.  
You are responsible for taking out an internet subscription and any other charges associated with your use of our Website.

3.2 Newsletters subscription

The User may subscribe to the soTerritoires and soNews’ newsletters directly on the Website at https://www.grtgaz.com/en/newsletters-subscription by entering his/her first name, last name and e-mail address and clicking on "Send your request". 

All personal data entered by the User on the Website for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletters is processed under the conditions detailed in our Privacy Policy.

3.3 User rights

GRTgaz grants the User a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable and non-sublicensable license to access and use the Website. The sole purpose of this license is to enable you to use the Website in a manner consistent with these Terms and Conditions.

Any action going beyond these rights of access and use, and in particular any reproduction, making available to third parties or illicit downloading, constitutes an infringement of copyright. The User undertakes not to use or implement a robot or any other automated means to access the Website and/or the content, and more generally not to attempt to compromise the operation of the Website.

Except as expressly permitted by law, the User shall not, nor shall it permit others to, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Website or any of its elements or create derivative works.

3.4 User obligations

The User is solely responsible for his/her use of the Website. GRTgaz cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the Website by the User, or any third party (authorized or not).

4.1 GRTgaz undertakes to make its best efforts to ensure permanent access to the Website and its Services, as well as their proper functioning. 
However, GRTgaz cannot be held responsible for the unavailability of the Website or a Service in the event of events such as:

• maintenance of the Website, including when maintenance work is carried out by third parties;
• the occurrence of an unforeseeable, insurmountable and external event (force majeure event);
• Internet network failure.

The User is also informed of the risks inherent in the use of the Internet, particularly in terms of lack of security in data transmission and unguaranteed continuity of access to the Website and its content. Under no circumstances may GRTgaz be held responsible for these risks and their consequences, which may be detrimental to the User, whatever their extent.

It is the responsibility of each User to take all appropriate measures to protect their own data, software and hardware from contamination by viruses or other forms of attack that may circulate on the Website.

4.2 GRTgaz reserves the right, at any time, to modify all or part of the Website and its functionalities, and to modify or offer new content and Services. In particular, GRTgaz may update the content in line with changes in legal provisions or best practice.
Any new functionality will be subject to these Terms and Conditions.

GRTgaz informs the User, who accepts it, that the Website is hosted on the computer equipment of Plateform.sh SAS, whose servers are located in European Union.

In the event that a security breach detected by GRTgaz is likely to seriously compromise the security of the Website, GRTgaz may, without prior notice, temporarily interrupt access to the Website in order to remedy the security breach as soon as possible. In this case, the User may not claim any compensation or hold GRTgaz liable for any reason whatsoever.

All intellectual property rights relating to the Website and its content (texts, images, videos, databases, sounds, photographs, trade names, logos, trademarks, etc. and any distinctive sign) are and remain the property of GRTgaz and/or its subsidiaries, or are subject to licenses and/or authorizations granted to us by third parties. The User undertakes to respect GRTgaz's intellectual property rights and the rights of third parties.

The User is only authorized to use the Website and its content in accordance with the Terms and Conditions. The User may not reproduce, make available to the public, perform, publish or modify any part of the Website and its content without the prior written consent of GRTgaz.

6.1 The Website may contain links to other websites (affiliated and non-affiliated) and third-party data. These websites and data  are independent from GRTgaz, they will be provided for information purposes only, without GRTgaz having any control over the content or data of these websites.

Insofar as GRTgaz cannot control these external websites and sources, it cannot be liable for the availability of these external websites and sources, and cannot be liable for the content, advertising, products, services or any other material available on or from these external websites or sources.

6.2 In addition, GRTgaz shall not be liable for any damages or losses, actual or alleged, arising out of or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on such external websites or sources.
Similarly, GRTgaz cannot be liable for the potential collection and transmission of personal data, cookies or other processes accessible on these websites.

7.1 General liability

GRTgaz makes every effort to keep the Website up and running without interruption or suspension. However, we cannot promise that the Website will operate continuously without any problems.

The User also acknowledges that the Website is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind. In addition, although GRTgaz makes every effort to provide a good experience to the User, we cannot assert or guarantee that: (a) the Website will always be secure or without errors or alterations; (b) the Website will always operate without delay, disruption or imperfection.

7.2 Exclusion of liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the User expressly acknowledges that GRTgaz cannot be held liable under any circumstances in the event of:

• suspension of access to the Website for maintenance; 
• reduced performance or temporary or permanent unavailability of the Website;
• interruption of the Website;
• the occurrence of anomalies;
• inaccuracies or omissions in the information available on the Website;
• damage resulting from fraudulent intrusion by a third party leading to modification of the information made available on the Website;
• the occurrence of any damage resulting from a fault, misuse of the Website or negligence on the part of the User;
• and more generally for the impossibility of accessing the Website, malfunctions of the Internet network, anomalies, viruses or credit given to any information coming directly or indirectly from the Website.

GRTgaz SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT DAMAGES SUCH AS LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, OR LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, GRTGAZ'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE WEBSITE SHALL BE LIMITED TO 1,000 EUROS.
GRTGAZ'S LIABILITY SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN THE EVENT OF DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM THEIR OWN ACT OR NEGLIGENCE; FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION; OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW.
IF THE LAW OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CLAUSE, THESE EXCLUSIONS DO NOT APPLY.

8.1 These T&Cs, their formation, interpretation, execution, termination or expiration are governed by French law.

8.2 IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE, PLEASE CONTACT GRTGAZ FIRST VIA THIS CONTACT FORM: Contact us | grtgaz.com. ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN GRTgaz AND THE USER ARISING OUT OF THE INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE OR TERMINATION OF THESE CGU WHICH CANNOT BE RESOLVED AMICABLY SHALL BE SETTLED BY THE COMPETENT COURTS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCIDENTAL CLAIM OR WARRANTY, OR IN THE EVENT OF PLURALITY OF DEFENDANTS.

GRTgaz reserves the right to insert on any page of the Website or in its email communications advertising or promotional messages, contests or entertainment, or publications of advertisers. GRTgaz shall be the sole judge of the form and conditions of such messages.

10.1 These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all other documents exchanged or agreements, written or verbal, previously entered into between the parties.

10.2 Should GRTgaz fail to take advantage of or apply any of the provisions of the T&Cs, this shall not be construed by the User as a waiver thereof.

10.3 We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.

10.4 You may not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these T&Cs without our consent.

10.5 These T&Cs may be modified by GRTgaz in order to take into account, in particular, regulatory changes, improvements made to the Website, and changes in the User's situation. The User may consult this page regularly.